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Leo Shapiro set "Multihost life cycle for argasid (soft) ticks." as an exemplar on "Argasidae".
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Leo Shapiro set "Image of Dermacentor variabilis" as an exemplar on "Dermacentor variabilis Say, 1821".
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Leo Shapiro added the English common name "Varroa Honey Bee Mite" to "Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman, 2000".
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Leo Shapiro selected "Western honey bee" to show in Overview on "Apis mellifera Linnaeus 1758".
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Leo Shapiro set "File:Head of Enterobius vermicularis human pinworm 5230 lores.jpg" as an exemplar on "Enterobius vermicularis".
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Leo Shapiro commented on "Parasites of Humans":
I agree. I think there are a lot of species that can be involved (and I would presume we mostly don't know which ones), but just tossing in the whole phylum (especially without explanation) is not the way to go. I've put it on my to-do list to kick out the phylum and pursue your suggestion instead.
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Leo Shapiro commented on "Parasites of Humans":
@Katja Schulz: Well, the reason is that "Sea Bathers Itch" is caused by larval cnidarians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seabather%27s_eruption, which are admittedly NOT parasites, but the condition is often confused with "Swimmer's Itch" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimmer%27s_itch, which is caused by schistosomes that most definitely ARE parasites--although humans are not normal hosts and they cannot complete their life cycle in humans. There's a bit of gray zone re. what should be counted as a "parasite of humans". I think parasites that infect humans, even if the human is a dead-end host for them, should clearly be included. I'm not so sure about the cnidarians...
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Leo Shapiro marked "File:Oporornis philadelphiaAAP100CB1.jpg" as trusted on the "Geothlypis philadelphia (A. Wilson, 1810)" page.
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Leo Shapiro marked "File:Geothlypis philadelphia Westby, Montana.jpg" as trusted on the "Geothlypis philadelphia (A. Wilson, 1810)" page.
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Leo Shapiro marked "File:Geothlypis philadelphia 1.jpg" as trusted on the "Geothlypis philadelphia (A. Wilson, 1810)" page.
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Leo Shapiro marked "File:Geothlypis philadelphia St Louis Missouri.jpg" as trusted on the "Geothlypis philadelphia (A. Wilson, 1810)" page.
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